"One of Konoha's founders, and the first person to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Since Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto had not met following the battle at Tenchi Bridge, this was also Sasuke Uchiha's first time hearing that name.
"A founder? That Madara should have died ages ago. Are you messing with me?"
Sasuke Uchiha roared angrily at Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi remained perfectly calm as he said, "Madara is still alive. Believe it or not."
However, Uchiha Itachi's words only made Sasuke Uchiha angrier.
"Stop spouting nonsense!"
In contrast, Uchiha Itachi merely explained calmly, "Everyone relies on their own knowledge and perceptions to understand things, yet they are also bound by them, and they call these things reality."
"But knowledge and perceptions are very ambiguous things. That reality might be nothing more than an illusion. People all live within their own consciousness. Don't you think so?"
Listening to Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke Uchiha could not understand what he was trying to say.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Uchiha Itachi turned to Sasuke Uchiha and said, "Saying Madara is already dead is nothing more than wishful thinking on your part, just as you once believed I was a caring older brother."
Uchiha Itachi's words instantly reminded Sasuke Uchiha of everything that had happened in the Uchiha Clan.
Then Uchiha Itachi continued, "I always played the older brother you idealized in order to ascertain your [capacity]."
However, those words reminded Sasuke Uchiha of the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
"What happened that night was nothing more than an illusion to my younger self. I truly wished I was trapped in a cruel genjutsu, but it was an undeniable reality."
As Sasuke Uchiha roared, Chidori's electric current wrapped around his left hand again and thrust like a spear toward Uchiha Itachi behind